Like weeds of the sea, ‘brown tide’ algae exploit nutrient-rich coastlines
Posted by Oceanography News -- ScienceDaily on 5 September, 2014
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A new study highlights up close the survival skills that have made Aureococcus anophagefferens the bane of fishermen, boaters and real-estate agents. Building on previous mapping of Aureococcus' genome, the study confirms that the genes previously hypothesized to help Aureococcus survive in murky nutrient-rich waters, switch on in conditions typical of estuaries degraded by human activity....